Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

King Hao Ling finally found the lost princess. He was so happy that he wanted to immediately prepare a banquet for Hao Ling Jiuyao that was slightly inferior to his coronation ceremony to announce it to the world.

Of course, Hao Ling Jiu Yao refused wholeheartedly, and even said that he already knew about the disputes between the previous generations. However, King Hao Ling asked in return: "Then the father is not the father anymore?"

Hao Ling Jiu Yao was naturally moved to tears, but there were some things she had to say: "Father, I am still your daughter, but I can't be Hao Ling's princess, because it's unfair to your biological daughter! I can even imagine how much she suffered in secret when she was a child because of the relationship between my mother and me. If she was the little princess you held in your hands from the beginning, then I..."

Seeing that Hao Ling Jiuyao was so considerate of Hao Lingyi and even spoke up for her at a time like this, King Hao Ling felt guilty towards Hao Lingyi, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel proud of Hao Ling Jiuyao.

King Hao Ling held Hao Ling Jiu Yao's shoulders, sighed, and said: "Xiao Yao, since you already know everything about the affairs between us elders, you should know that blood is really not that important to me, otherwise why do you think you have no uncles?"

Hao Ling Jiuyao certainly knew that all of King Hao Ling's brothers of the same generation had been killed by him. Jiang Xinxin had already analyzed these things for her. In the face of power and political stability, bloodline can sometimes be an obstacle.

So even though she felt that King Hao Ling was too decisive in killing people, as a beneficiary to a great extent, she could only praise King Hao Ling for his decisiveness in taking prompt action.

King Hao Ling felt that he had no hope of having an offspring. In fact, if Hao Lingyi had any interest in Rushou and the two of them could have been together, he would not have valued Rushou so much from the beginning that he would have even let Hao Lingyi be educated by him.

Hao Lingyi really acted like he had to have Dixuan, and King Hao Ling's secret efforts failed to change Hao Lingyi's mind. Besides, he had no intention of falling out with Dixuan, so he could not show any strength when it came to Hao Lingyi's affairs. Naturally, his repeated interference in Hao Lingyi was of no use.

Just like today, although King Hao Ling did want to give Hao Ling Jiuyao a clear identity and confidence, he also wanted to use Hao Ling Jiuyao's identity as a student of the academy to earn a guarantee for Hao Lingyi and other people of Hao Ling Kingdom in the future.

King Hao Ling really didn't know how to say these words, but Hao Ling Jiuyao was very opposed to King Hao Ling giving her the status of the princess in a high-profile manner. King Hao Ling could only give up temporarily and personally take Hao Ling Jiuyao to visit Xuan.

But standing outside the gate, Haoling Jiuyao looked at this magnificent palace and couldn't say that Yuxuan had been wronged by coming to Haoling as a hostage.

His greatest grievance was that he had no one to rely on and no relatives to depend on in Xiyan Kingdom, and even his life was not safe. It was not until Hao Ling came that everything got better. It can be said that King Hao Ling had done nothing wrong to Xuan Xuan except that he refused to send troops and was dragged into the war, which led to the death of Xuan Xuan's father.

To a large extent, the death of Xuanxuan's father could not be blamed on King Haoling's refusal to rescue him, because at that time their grandfather, King Xiyan, had already made up his mind to wipe out all the forces of the Xiling family from the Xiyan Kingdom, so their relatives were doomed to die.

Seeing that Haoling Jiuyao hadn't moved, King Haoling thought she was worried that things had changed since she and Dixuan had met. He smiled and tried to comfort her, "Don't worry, Xiaoyao. Your brother Dixuan is thinking about you all the time. Even though you've been apart for a while, I believe you both miss each other just the same."

King Hao Ling cannot see through Di Xuan's feelings for Hao Ling Jiu Yao for the time being. After all, the other party is not in front of him at all, and he doesn't know how the two can get along now. He just doesn't want his two daughters to get hurt. Fortunately, Hao Ling Jiu Yao doesn't seem to have any romantic feelings for Di Xuan, only family affection. So if Hao Ling Yi is unwilling to change her mind, then she also has the opportunity to take a further step with Di Xuan.

Hearing this, Hao Ling Jiuyao gave a faint smile. She couldn't say in front of King Hao Ling that she felt there was no going back between her and Xuan.

Just when Hao Ling Jiuyao was gathering strength to push the door open, the door opened from the inside. The person who came out was the mulberry tree that had been watered with spiritual wine by Hao Ling Jiuyao on Chaoyang Peak before, and now was also the confidant of Xuanxuan, Old Sang.

When Old Sang saw King Hao Ling, he immediately greeted him and reported to him the current situation of Xuan Xuan: "Your Majesty is polite. His Highness looks much more rosy today, which shows that he will wake up soon."

King Hao Ling nodded, and turned to introduce Hao Ling Jiu Yao: "This is the man who has been following Xuan Xuan and taking care of him. His name is Lao Sang, and he is the transformed form of a mulberry tree on Chaoyang Peak."

Hao Ling Jiuyao immediately thought of the mulberry tree on Chaoyang Peak that she had watered with spirit wine, and she had hidden a lot of mulberry wine at the foot of the mulberry tree. "Are you Old Sang?! Do you have any mulberry wine left that I hid at your feet?"

Old Sang couldn't help but use the corner of his eye to observe the flower ornament on the forehead of the young girl brought by King Hao Ling. He already had a vague feeling in his heart, but after hearing Hao Ling Jiuyao's question, he was sure that his guess was actually true!

Old Sang quickly greeted Hao Ling Jiu Yao again: "Old Sang greets Princess Wang, His Highness has been looking for you for a long time!"

As he said that, Old Sang was about to pull Hao Ling Jiuyao to the side of Xuan's bed, and King Hao Ling just watched it all with a smile. He didn't mind Old Sang's gaffe, and even after seeing Hao Ling Jiuyao walk in, he turned around and went to look for Hao Lingyi first.

Hao Lingyi had been persuaded by Rushou a long time ago, and was now playing on the swing in the garden with Rushou pushing her. Seeing King Hao Ling coming, she was naturally very happy, and hurriedly went to hug King Hao Ling and acted coquettishly: "Father, I am so happy to see you today!"

King Hao Ling raised his hand and touched the top of her head, and said softly to comfort her: "You are also my father's child. Even if my father has not seen your sister for a long time, he will not forget you."

Rushou tactfully bowed and quietly left, leaving space for the father and daughter who wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk. As he passed by, he vaguely heard King Haoling asking Haolingyi what to do if Xuanxuan and Haoling Jiuyao became more emotional and thus neglected Haolingyi.

Rushou just shook his head and smiled when he heard that. Anyway, based on his understanding of Hao Lingyi, Hao Lingyi would not be able to let go of Xixuan, and the Grand Princess did not show as much concern for Xixuan as Xixuan showed for the Grand Princess. There should be no conflict between the three of them because the Grand Princess would not get involved.

All the resentment that Hao Ling Jiuyao had originally felt towards Xuan almost disappeared the moment she saw his pale lips.

Old Sang sighed, "Your Highness, it has been really hard for him these years. Without you by his side, he has no one to confide in. He can only bury his head in learning various skills, hoping to provide you with freedom in the future..."

Hao Ling Jiuyao was very moved when she first heard it, but she soon realized that Xuan's efforts were not entirely for her as Lao Sang said. She didn't want to and didn't need to explore the selfish motives behind it, but outsiders couldn't drag her into it at will.

However, the most important thing at the moment is Xuanxuan's injury. Haoling Jiuyao ignored Lao Sang and went straight to check Xuanxuan's pulse.

Old Sang watched Hao Ling Jiuyao feel Xuan Xuan's pulse without saying a word, with a serious expression, and even frowned. He couldn't help but worry, and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, how is our prince? The doctors said earlier that he would wake up soon!"

Seeing that Old Sang was sweating profusely due to anxiety, Hao Ling Jiuyao quickly told Old Sang the truth: "Brother Xuan is indeed fine, but I didn't expect that during the years we were apart, Brother Xuan's cultivation had not improved much. Now he was injured by the North Sea Ice Crystal. Even if he can enter Yang Valley to bathe in the hot spring in time, his foundation has been damaged. I'm afraid he won't make much progress in his future cultivation."